Ah, so that's what that vague announcement in New York was all about.

nofi, 4 years ago, 29 comments.

Remember Shinji Hashimoto’s vague teasing at the PlayStation Meeting last month? That there’d be something to look forward to at E3 2013? Well, it turns out that it might well be Final Fantasy XV, a PS4 exclusive that Sony are assisting with development duties.

The rumours aren’t sourced elsewhere but VGLeaks seems to think that what was once Final Fantasy XIII Versus is now a brand new Final Fantasy game.

“Square-Enix announced Final Fantasy Versus XIII years ago and the game was lost in the limbo,” says the site. “Square decided to halt Versus PS3 development two years ago, but the RPG wasn’t cancelled, why? Two years ago, Square-Enix moved the game to PS4 and Sony got in the project.”

“Actually Sony is co-developing the game with Square-Enix, therefore, this game will be exclusive on PS4. Square renamed Versus to FF15 in the middle of this process. Sony’s studios are helping SE with FF15 assets among other tasks.”

Obviously take this with a pinch of salt until we hear anything (presumably at E3, as expected) but if so this is interesting news indeed. The Final Fantasy brand still holds weight, and would be a nice move for Sony to promote the upcoming PlayStation 4.

One thing that could be good about the whole delay thing is that it’s now not connected to XIII saga (Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy was it called?).
It was a good decision for FF Type-0, so this could also be a proper step to take.

But I don’t get it, didn’t they show that exact Agni’s Philosophy tech demo last year? Which I thought looks gorgeous, btw. But it’s a tech demo, not necessarily a game, they said. I don’t get how that’s related to Versus/FFXV – I’m seriously asking what I’m missing here.
Also, wouldn’t a lot of people be pissed that it’s moved to PS4 now? Like Squeex cares.

Yes, they are using a derivative version of the engine behind Agni for FF games (I really wish I could remember the name of the engine).
They are actually using an engine based on that one for the re-release of FFXIV.

I can imagine that the increased power of the PS4 would allow them to use the same engine (full one) in games.
(Had to look it up, Luminous Studio engine.)

Well, there was an image of an internal Square Enix meeting (at least that’s the rumor) that showed a blurry projection of the title Final Fantasy XV, which started the rumors that it might be rebranded. It would make sense because now we have three FFXIII games (including Lightning Returns) that belong in a triology. People would probably get confused and wonder what Versus would have to do with the XIII series.
The jump to the PS4 isn’t that far fetched either. We were suspecting it for a while and if the game comes out close to the launch that would be a huge system seller.
How long is it until E3? :D

Fair point actually. If it’s a far along as we all hope the jump to PS4 is’t much of a stretch… apart from the different hardware. Depends on whether it was actually halted as a ps3 development as far back as a couple of years ago.

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